Officer Not Charged in Finger Incident

Published 1:47 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016

A police officer who cut off a woman's fingertip with a knife while trying to handcuff her will not be charged with a crime, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Wayne County Prosecutor Michael Duggan said the injury was not intentional and cannot be considered an assault.

Officer Anthony Johnson was using a 4-inch utility knife to cut the sleeves off Joni Gullas' jacket while trying to arrest her Jan. 5. The knife severed her left ring finger at the top knuckle. The fingertip could not be reattached.

Johnson was suspended without pay. The police department is still moving forward with a disciplinary review.